Hi All

We normally buy LPG for car at Le Clerc. 
Went day of discounts and pump was oop.  Nothing on Le Clerc site but mylog still says out of service. 

Why cant Le lerc update lol rant over. Assuming mylpg correct

I'm lucky in that all my dental needs have been dealt with by my UK dentist who kept me on his books when I moved to France. My twice-yearly visits to the UK meant that I could see a dentist to have routine work dealt with.

I have to visit Poitiers hospital for an operation, but before they will admit me, they need to have a certificate of dental health provided by a French dentist. The process for this involves a general dental inspection and an analysis of a 3D tooth/jaw x-ray, which is made using equipment that many French dentists don't have.

'No problem' I thought. Time to find a French dentist. After many phone calls I was beginning to give up hope, as they all said that their books were full - although a place in Verrieres said that they might be able to take me on next April - that's 9 months away...

My MT's only suggestion was to try a surgery in Chauvigny: 'Go in person' she said 'and plead!' I tried that. Unfortunately they had closed for 6 weeks Summer holiday the day before I turned up on their doorstep.

But there's good news. After much searching, I finally found a cabinet dentaire who could take me on and carry out the required work in the required time frame.

There's also bad news: they're based in Cholet, 190km away.

My appointment is booked for tomorrow: I'll let you all know how I get on.

If you want to talk to a police officer and your French isn't up to it you can use the English chatline: https://www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr...e-yourself

It's on the bottom right or you can find information of your nearest police station on the left.

*If it's an emergency you should dial 112 or text to 114.

Hi members, joined a while ago but finally purchased and just moved into house in Montmorillon. 

Anyone have a recommendation for fitting flyscreens in Montmorillon.  Lady who we purchased from had the windows done by
 Brunet Menuiserie


i know there is a uk run company UPVC master who do flyscreens as well. 

Ps just got pass for the bins ,struggling with French at the moment. It says 12 goes then start paying is that 12 a month? Plus only see plastic and glass bins nothing for cardboard or where are compost bins ?.

Does the 12 include the dechetrie

I've bought glass (cut to size) from Mr Bricolage in Montmorillon several times in the past. The prices were OK and it took just a minute or two for them to find the glass and cut it.
Today's attempt was not nearly so straightforward.
I presented myself at the glass counter and said I wanted some glass cut. They will now only supply to tradespeople or if you have a devis. So the man took my details. Someone will phone me, come to measure the required glass (37 x 38cm - not difficult) then post me a devis which I can then take to Mr B to get it cut - if I am happy with the cost, the man said. Given the additional work involved, I suspect I won't be. Off to Bricomarche in Lussac tomorrow to see if sense still prevails there!

I need help removing our new Electrolux oven door. All our old ones have been easy, just pull up a couple of clips and lift the door off.

But this one is driving me nuts, I've been in touch with the maker and they just say if it's a warranty problem I can call out a recommended dealer, if it's not they recommend getting a professional to look at it.   

I've checked the internet and youtube, but can't find anything with these type of hinges, so I'm hoping someone here has one similar.



The instructions say " open the door, pull the sliders to the front till you hear a click, close the door till you hear another click and lift the door off"

Here is the slider to the front and you can see by the dents I've tried but it just won't come off and I'm afraid of breaking the hinges.



If anyone has those type of hinges and know how to get the door off please give me a dummy's guide or point me to a video.

I see Cocotte & Co in Boulevard Strasbourg in Montmorillon is offering (as today's special) a 'Grande Assiette Anglaise'.

It is, of course, that old English favourite of roast beef, chicken and pork, accompanied by lettuce, tomato, coleslaw and chips.
All to be followed by strawberries with that traditional accompaniment, lemon and basil sauce.

Has anyone seen a less English offering?

Is anyone having problems getting connected to fiber ? We have been waiting for years now and finally it has arrived, I got a message to book a technician and they confirmed the 1st of this month, then it got cancelled.

We got another confirmation for the 4th of this month but on the 5th they sent a message saying we were not here, I phoned the English speaking line and complained they have said it will definitely be next Tuesday the 16th.

I've since found on the Orange forum a lot of French people complaining about the company installing the fiber, has anyone here had problems ?

Ride on mower for repair.

MTD 115/96

You will need to work on it, but it could end up being a good ride on mower.

The engine runs well but can be difficult to start and there is a little blue smoke when first starting, but it stops smoking after a few minutes. The cutting deck did give an excellent cut but one the blades has stopped turning today and looks like the bearing could be gone.

It could do with some new drive belts as one can pop off if you go in reverse, also the exhaust has become a bit wobbly. It's been a great mower but do to health reasons I'm no longer able to fix it, so I've ordered a self drive walk behind to help me get some exercise.

I've also got a spare engine that I was given when I purchased the current cutting deck, the guy said it worked but I have never tried it.

It also includes two batteries, one bought new in May 24.
I can't deliver, so the buyer will need to collect.











Spare engine.



If you are interested please post here or send me a PM, I'm thinking €250 for the lot ?

Near Lathus Saint Remy.

as per Montmorillon cityhall (FB post)
google translation  

FLOOD OF THE GARTEMPE river
La Gartempe got out of bed last night.
The river is currently at 3m40 (in comparison, we are at a level similar to the flood of March 2006, and well above 2016 when the water level reached 2m96).
The city center is flooded.
Water now appears in BD Gambetta, all the ground floors are to be moved to the low points.
Be careful, Vigicrues announces the continuation of the flood.
At 3.50 m, the Strasbourg Boulevard will have its feet in the water, more particularly the parking lot on Rue de la Marne and the public garden at Square Médina Del Campo.
The decline should take place around 1 p.m.
Be careful, warn vulnerable people who are affected by this flood.
The town of Montmorillon activated its crisis unit last night. The municipal police came at 3:30 a.m. to warn the residents concerned using a megaphone. Citizens are accommodated at the St Nicolas gymnasium.
The teams are on alert and are closely monitoring the evolution of the flood. In case of emergency or necessity, you can contact the town hall on 05 49 91 13 99.
As a reminder, the water rose to 4m95 in 1982 (city landmarks on buildings).

french version:
Ville de Montmorillon
CRUE DE LA GARTEMPE
La Gartempe est sortie de son lit cette nuit.
La rivière est actuellement à 3m40 (en comparaison, nous sommes à un niveau similaire à la crue de mars 2006, et bien au dessus de 2016 où le niveau de l'eau avait atteint 2m96).
Le centre-ville se trouve innondé.
L'eau apparait maintenant BD Gambetta, tous les rez-de-chaussée sont à déménager dans les points bas.
Attention, Vigicrues annonce la poursuite de la crue.
A 3m50, le bd de Strasbourg aura les pieds dans l'eau, plus particulièrement le parking rue de la Marne et le jardin public du square Médina Del Campo.
La décrue devrait avoir lieu vers 13h.
Soyez prudents, prévenez les personnes vulnérables qui sont concernées par cette crue.
La ville de Montmorillon a déclenché sa cellule de crise cette nuit. La police municipale est passée à 3h30 pour prévenir les riverains concernés au mégaphone. Des citoyens sont hébergés au gymnase St Nicolas.
Les équipes sont en alerte et suivent de près l'évolution de la crue. En cas d'urgence et de nécessité,  vous pouvez joindre la mairie au 05 49 91 13 99.
Pour rappel, l'eau était montée à 4m95 en 1982 (points de repères en ville sur les bâtiments).

Hi all,

We have been keeping our grass down with a scythe, but with spring on the horizon, we are thinking a second hand petrol mower would save us a lot of time.

I have been trying to search on Lebencoin but when I put La Trimouille in the location box (screen grab below), it is still showing me mowers (and other things) from all over the place - can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?

Thanks

Kit

PS the filters are relevance and price 

Morning all

We are hopefully signing Compromis for a property in Montmorillon. Forth house now so fingers crossed.  

We have just moved from Spain lol and finding the weather quite a challenge.  We have always liked Montmorillon so looking forward to moving. 

Looking at forum to check out Montmorillon , will be searching French lessons etc.  At present renting over the border in 87 , so our pets registeted here and using vets Magnac Lavsl , same with doctors.   We understand can be difficult registering ,any Doctors recommended and are they taking on new patients ? 

Meanwhile i am looking for house insurance ,as new to France prefer somewhere we can walk in 
If any queries and english speaking.   Any suggestions welcome. 

Thanks for reading

Does anyone know where I could get a watch repaired locally ? I only rarely used it ( like every one I carry a mobile phone ),
but I would like to pass it on in a working condition - it's over 50 years old.

I have an old ,self propelled lawn mower. The engine is still excellent ( Briggs & Stratton) , but one side of deck is rusting away.
Does anyone know where I could get it welded at sensible price , before I go buy a new one ?

Some considerable time ago Brian gave me some very helpful information and asked me to write about my experience of moving from Orange to SOSH for our landline and internet broadband.

So first of all an apology it was a considerable time ago - I will blame the intervening year on wanting to test the swap over for issues and problems but truthfully, laziness was involved somewhere!

The salient point is that it was a painless swap over, and a year later, there have been no problems whatsoever.  The beauty of the swap is that SOSH is a division/company under the Orange umbrella and is significantly cheaper for virtually the same service.

I was able to log onto the SOSH website with my Orange credentials and begin the swap over online.  I was able to pick a date and time for the swap over so that was helpful.  I did have to make use of an online translation app a couple of times but it was all relatively simple.  All the paperwork was sent by email rather than needing to visit any Orange Boutiques.   The swap over meant we lost the internet and the phone for about one hour but that was to be expected.  The cost in November 2022 was then €19.99 for a copper line Internet and €29.99 for their fibre broadband.  There

So a year later, some thoughts - I* wish I had done it sooner!  Swapping in October 2022 saved us €17 immediately from what we were paying Orange and we have not had any problems.  I had ticked the box on the application to say that I wanted the monthly payments to come from the same bank account and there wasn't even a hiccup there.  The only downside is that SOSH are totally online and there are no shops/boutiques or an English-speaking helpline but that wasn't been an issue for us.  We also had to send back the TV that we never used and Orange provided a postage paid label for that

There has been a price rise (obviously!) and we now pay €20,99 per month which is still very cheap compared to Orange.  It also gives us unlimited calls to landlines in mainland France and to landlines in over over 100 destinations including Europe, USA, Canada, Morocco, Turkey, Morocco, Turkey and China.

Chris

Hi all, does anyone have any recommendations please for someone who delivers wood? It’s for our woodburner. We’re in La Trimouille. Thanks

Hello and Happy New Year!

A friend of ours has kindly offered to do our timber framing calculations for the new roof on our barn, however, he says he needs the local regulations???

Does anyone know where I might find these for our area - or even where I might start in terms of getting them?

Thanks all

Kit

PS: an extra thanks to the conveners of this forum - it is a real life saver, and nice to feel part of something, especially in these early days 

hello everybody , when buying a new car from a dealer do you just wait for the carte gris to be posted to you ? we were given WW plates by the dealer . thanks

I visited the Christmas Market in Place Marechal Leclerc this afternoon.

It really does not look very inviting, being entirely enclosed by 2m high barriers with one entry and exit point at the southeast corner of the square - manned by (fairly low grade) security guards who give you a grilling about what you have on your person. Some people were actually being searched.

Once inside, there was a good range of stalls selling a wide variety of handmade crafts - including a young woman who had brought along her lathe and was making bowls etc and explaining the process - it made me wish I'd brought mine along!

Light refreshments were available and it was altogether enjoyable. Just a shame about the prison camp appearance...

Hi, all! I couldn't find a thread, to post this on, I hope it's okay to do it, here. We are looking to pet/house-sit; having found ourselves without heating, for a few weeks. We live in MM, but are willing to travel. We are both hard-working, meticulous, and trustworthy, and are available after next week. Thanks so much for reading! Joanie.